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onanistic

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as in self-absorbed, self-obsessed

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for onanistic

masturbatory,
self-absorbed,
self-obsessed

carnal,
fleshly,
sensual,
sensuous,
voluptuous

gluttonous,
greedy,
rapacious,
voracious

decadent,
hedonistic,
indulgent,
luxurious,
overindulgent,
self-indulgent,
sybaritic

extravagant,
incontinent,
intemperate,
reckless,
splurging,
uncontrolled,
wanton

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for onanistic

self-abnegating,
self-denying

abstemious,
abstinent,
continent,
sober,
temperate

ascetic
(also ascetical),
austere,
spartan

disciplined,
self-controlled,
self-disciplined,
self-governed

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